Coin-operated newspaper-vending machine.



Ik WESSER.

G01N OEEEATED NEWSPAPER VENDING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AG. 20, 1909.

Patented Mams, 1910.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

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P. WESSER. GOIN OPERATED NEWSPAPER VENDING MACHINE.

APLPLIOATION FILED AUG. Z0, 1909.

Patented Ma1n29, 1910.

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' PAUL wssssm, er

@GEN-OPERATELD NETVSP i@.lEt-VENDING 'ib all 'einem 'it 'magf- Concern:

e ii lmevm that l'., PAL:L"WESSI 1E, e eilielle E spire ef Germany, residing iii llink, 1 Elie borough oil' rieiiliat, 3e, eeimiif/enl Sierre ef New Yerli, here invente@ certain. new and 'useful Improvements in leiii-perated Newspeper-Vending l vlilv' eliiiiei, of which the following is :i specificarwn.

This .in yentien relates to an improved. machine for eutolimtieally vending and delire wing newspapers by throwing n, coin ef the reeel ,ed de meminytion inte a slot, according :zie 'libe daily @Sunday edition of s iiewspan per ie loe soldi; and for 'this purpose the 'intiem consists of aJ celu-Operatefl news- "Ceiidiiig machine which comprises a swell, delivery-Shelf in front ef the Vele@ e weighted slide-plete lille Sle, a piLsli-leif'er, means @ennesiiiiff ille slirleplate with the push-lever opel the same, s guide-bex fer receivmg e pepers in :fielded condition, guide Vl ,lit beer/ieee lie lewe end of "ehe giiiilwbei mid ille delivery-slet in the fronbweli er rie ensi'ig, eseilleting pusher having a finger hiring the lowerrriest iieiifsurmper ,perpesefl pile allieve The seme, mest newspaper tow, ril.

levier yr-epeiiiiig i lumai-lever pivote@ as lil-ie. 'Hush-lever er backward in mi rmi ll er im i;

'w1 i. ier rie- "fwvspzigjier 'mehr 'the ggiiidesheli' '-slo; :um ilie Outside iff lille Speeicatcn of Leit' represents i perspeeiire View of .my iinprem (l l faeirmiperfiierl newsimi;eril'eiidiug iii-schine lier the sale er' one newspaper, Fig. is e s 'le-elevation el the seme, drawn on a liu:D r seele nml Willi ille side-Well,removed, fer si Owing the -interier parts7 Fig. 23 is :1 perspeeire View of n neWspaper-vending machine arranged for selling'dii'erent par pers, 4l is a sieh-elevation, partly i1i.section, ef the interior mechanism, the Side- Well er the easing being; likewise removed, "for she-.ring the inuerier arrmigemeiit of the operative parte, Fig. 5 is e horizontal see tien en line 5, 5, Fig. 3, Fig. 6 is a. detail perspeeive View showing the operating lever and push mechanism ef the machine in their normal position of rest, Fig. 'i' is a detail vertical represens zi easing el" reetzxirg'iilzir cress-seeli.ex, which is supiiier'efl en suitable breakers er @ilu-.rwise en, lie well of :i 'building er on :i suitable md. The easing (l is provided in the ei' firent-Well with s1, irans- )ripening 0 of suiieient size ler the passage of :i folded News' fig 'rent (if the saine Wiih :L (lemimirally-inelineil delivei'yeslielf s luwin-g' :i "lreiieverse ledges1V :it its ilfrmiiieeud for ierei\fi j und holding; ille newspaper delivered frein ille Casing. '.lhe upper edge 0l 'lire shelf Sie in line vwilli the lower edge of 'he opening' 0, as sliewi'i Clearly in Figs. 2- eiiirl liililie side-Wall C2 if the casing' C is avrai; `f l am :,zre-slisipeel slot 01 in which guider lille handle 7L ef e push-lever a, which if; piveted zii; .its upper end te the upper inside per'iou ef ille side-Wall of le misiire seid lever being eeiiiieeiied by :i (fm-rl ril w'lliei passes over suitable ggiiifleqiiilleys fr?, u. all iiirmiged. e?, lie in "e el lie Opposite sirio-#well and zipper part of 'the easing' JH le :i weigliied slide-plate a, which is @"iziezl.' in e suiable keeper a adjacent to me leliveijf-opening o in the front-wall of section through the ceimreceiving ,iileelim-ising showing it in position for leek CII ,y into normal intermediate cord and pulley connectionthe Slideplate a5 so as to move it into raised position for clearing the delivery-opening o7 while by the backward motion of the lever a the slide-plate is moved into lowered v 'position so as to close the saine, as shown f on the side-wail, and which serves for guidupper end to the respectivel' in full and dotted lines in Fig. 2. T 1e slide-plate a5 serves for closing the delivery-openii1g and preventing the insertion of wires for abstracting or hooking'ia newspaper Without inserting a coin into the vcoin-slot of the machine.

To the inner surface of the side-wall C2 of :the casing is attached an arc-shaped ide-pieee g, which is applied to blocks g1 ing the operating lever a, as well as a pushlever b. The push-lever b is pivoted at its ivot the operating lever-a, and provide at its lower end with a Q-shaped push device 51 which is supported on an angular arm b2 that extends inwardly from the lower endl of the usb-lever b, as shown clearly in Fig. 5. `4Tlie operating lever a is provided about midway 'of its length with a lug a for engaging the pushn lever/'fb and takmg it along intovhaclrward or initial position. The push-:lever b is connected by a helical spring b3 vf'h the rear'- L wall of the casing C, so as to abut against the rear-block g1 of the guidepiece g ua. it is moved in forward direction togethwith the operating lever a, which is also connected 'by a helical s rin b* with the rear-wall of the casing y the motion of the levers a and b both helical springs b3 and b4 are set to tension so as to return" the push-lever b and operating handlever 1 immediately into their: normal position against the rear-bloclrg1 as soon as the pressure of the hand on the handle of the oper- ',ating lever a is released. The U-shaped push device b1 is provided with M two horizontal fingers f at each end of thc U-shaped portion, and below the same with fingers f1 at right angles thereto, the horizontal finger serving to separate the lowermost newspaper of a pile which is placed in folded position into a vertical guide-box F from the superposed portion of the pile, while the fingers f1 serve for pushing the newspaper' away from the lower end of the guide-box over an inclined shelf e toward and hy the forward motion of the push-lever through the deliverj/opening o to the outside of 'the f by opening a hinged door C below/.the side-Y ot' the Icasing in line esseci.

casing. The shelf c extends from 'the lower end of the guide-box lf to the lower odge or' the delivery-opening e, said shell` being made of lesswidth .than the width of the guide-box F so that the ingers f, f1 can. passit both ends and push the. newspaper onto' the shelt' and through .he deliveryopening 0. The goideboi; l? is priivided a the open end. with inwardly-projectiug iingers f2 for holdir the pile of newspapers in position, and vvi j above the same for permif Jr-ward pushing of the lower-most he push-lingers f7 f1. .At the yr end of the guide-box is errang actuated follower f4 that f. .n downward direction on the. supper igers f2'. after one paper after another The operating lever e h-lever L) are provided with coin-r i' slots 0*, 03 which register with saco. o her and are located adjacent to a coin-'receiving slot 04 in the arc-shaped guide-piece when the levers a and 7J are move.' tera yil they abut against 'the rontdnoeli. ./i receiving slot 0" is arranged in the slots levers a o, o of the operating and and 7)? when the latter in. t posit-ion. o2 or the opti a is in registe with thee-lots ab o.. f. pus lever h and the slot 0"' oi the casing (l when the levers are in their backward irection, as shown iii-Figs. 2 and e. The levers e and band their stering "s are then iu position for receiving the com7 which may lie one cent for the daily.7 oneseutnewspapers. "When Sunday papers at. i" cents per copy are to he sclil, an additional ot' slots is arranged in the a and E) and the sidewall ot the casing, of larger size, so as t permit the dropping in ol a nickel. A second guide-piece g' is then arranged below the guide-piece g. is the guidepiece g is likewise provided Awith a slot o", which registers with the slots o, o when the two levers are moved togetlie" in forward direction so as. to push by the lingers j", f1 the lowermost newspaper over the shelf e through the opening 0;. the ci rfr is dropped through the slot when ar es in line 'with the same into the bottom-part of the casing, the slot o4 being for this purpose inclined at its lower ends, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8. The coins are removed from time to time when the casing is rcsupplied with newspapers,

initial wall U2, which door is provided with a lock for opening and closing 'the same. As soon as the coin is dropped. the levers a and are returned by the tension of their springs to their normal position at the rear-part of the casing ready the next operation of the machine. lu place of a separate guidepiece g for the dropping of nickels for fivepere, 'the slots 02, 03, 0*,

can or the dropp in wha aient, .nii five/cent pieces, "painter, can he used for eeent papers.

is to he arranged for faire' "persi a, pinraiity of weil I'afliaiiy on a hier as there are io he, seid.. The eentenshat L which iam applied to the :inner su e "nlewvalls of 'the eas- Jl 'i reel lto hny any one ia Ythe easingthe block z' axis hy means of a .i an indicator c turnie iront-wallA of the Spindle carries a vles with a bevelinfning in suitable mi Side Wall. of the A provided at its 'et-Wheei le from namittefi to a sproeketiie'twheei lcs on the @i ae shown in Fig. 5. .i uw /lz until the indicator iene for the guide/Thome hy 'the in- Y' guide-*box arrivee in "iaehine, with the i f )perating and ofi'ieil below the or eroolvshaped to permit the forward 'Without ahntshaft has indi are empty., the indiigownward position to jf which is arranged ont-wall of-the easfilled from their he ifi'iinbwall and alftr the other to- ?enifzntly placing the pers in the saine.

y improveii newse as: oiowa: The Y are inserted with their e v -wall of the casing in i so aeito fill, the sam@ the ed `folie-wer between the upper ii fle-hox anl the pile of ward directie i ini'lieen eine to perinit shown in i the papers are Sold` to press them in down-- through the coin-siot in the Side-wail. The handle of the operating lever ie taken hold oi and moved in 'for *ard Adirection until it arrives at the orivardend of the side-Slot 01. The push-lever is y@imnltaneonfsly op- 7e eratecl'owing' to the locking connection produced between ,operating and push levers' by the coin retained in the coin-slots. The fingers of the push device engage and push the loweimost news-paper of the pile in Liorward direction over the interio' Shelf and through the front-opening ou the outside delivery-shew. Simultaneously 'with the forward motion of the operating lever the closing Slide-plate is'raised so as to open 80 the delivery-opening and permit the passage of the newspaper through the same, ready to be taken away by the purchaser.' During the forward motion of the operating and push leve e the coin-slots in the saine regis- 85 ter with 'the slot in the guide-piece and fflrop the coin to the bottom of the casing. This releases the push-lever, which then antw matiealiy returned with the operating lever, by the action of their springs, into its i-earl Ward position of rest, While the slideplate is returned by the action of its Weight Se as to Close the delivery-opening in the 'irontwall of the owing, theapparains being then ready for the next operation.

Having thus deseriheil my invention, l Qiaiin as new anni desire to Eeoure by iiettere Patent:

l. fin a newspiper-Vending maei Combination of a. casing` prorifled W h a, fielivery-opening, a guide-hoi: open at "he hol toni arranged thereiin a pushlever pivoted to saifleasing at, a point above said guideloox and to tending under the bottom of the guide-hong, for *a:filly-projecting horiaontai piishengJ at the iower enil of said pushleferancl. provided near their forward enfle with :iownwardiywprojeating tinggers, means Ior operaingl the push-leven vand means :tor conducting papers from the bottoni of the guide-box to -said deiirery-opening.

Quin a newspapee-vending machinel the combination of a provided 'with a delivery-opeiling;a gui-eboa open at the bottom arranged therein, a pnsh-iever pii7i 115 oted to said easing at a point above said guide-box and extending; under `the bottom of the guideloex, forwar{ily-projeating horizontal puelii-ingers' at the .lower enti of said push-iriver and provided near their forward ends. with downwardit-projecting lngere, means for ope 'ating the push-lever, means; for conducting papers from tl'sehottoni of the guide-box to saifi deiivery-opening, aslide-piate for the delivery-opening, and meehanisin connecting the shale-Diete with :the pnsh-ieveefor raieing; ginie-plate.

,fi mwspener-nemingl machine acomprisi eaa'fn. he :front-'wah of which is iine, the it boX in the same l'iaving fingers at the lower g end7 aiguideslielf enending from ille lower end of lhe mide-box to the delivery-opening, an operating lever pivoted to the side`- Wall of the easing, a handle on die lower end of the operating lever extending hrough an are-shaped slot in the' sidewall to che outside, a spring-actuated push-lever pivoted at its upper end and provided Wih a push device at its lower end, a fixed guidepiece for the operating?Y and push levers.

4. In a newspapei-vending machine, the 1' combination of a easing provided 'with a delivery-opening in its ijronsralh a -"elivery shelf below said oenieg, n guide-bex in the easing having 'ngers atY the lower agarrar the delivery-opening for guiding the newspaper io the delivery-opening.

5, In a newspaper-vending machine, the combination of a easing provided in its fronl'fwall With a delivery-opening, a horizontal shaft across said casing, a plurality of outwardly-opening radally-arranged guide-boxes on said shaft, means extending to the outside of the Casing for revolving :said boxes, a spring-actuated push-lever pivoed above said shaft and bent at its lower end to extend under the lowermost of said boxes, forwardly-pro]eetlng herr zon/tal push-lingers carried ai *the lower end end, an are-shaped guidepieee .ffl'pfzehed so the side-wall of the easing. an areshaped slot concentric with the guide-piece in the j lower part of the side-wall, a.

end to the side-Wall and provided with a handle at its lower end that extends through the slot to the outside of the easing, a spring-actuated push-lever pivoted to the side-Wall and provided ai its lower end with a push device for engaging the lowermost newspaper of the pile, and a guide-shelf between the lower end of the guideebox and spring-actnated operating lever pivoed at upper p PAUL WESSEIL `Witnesses PAUL Gonrnn,

-FANNIE FISH. 

